Shirley Jamison Star

Ten Things to Know

1. Suzuki Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a program for parent and child 0-3 years old. (There also is a Prenatal component in Suzuki ECE.)

2. Suzuki ECE is unique in its emphasis on natural development from birth and the Suzuki learning triangle of parent, child, and teacher.

3. Suzuki ECE is different from other early childhood programs, as it is a mastery-based, pressure-free, Suzuki Pre-Pre-Twinkle program.

4. Suzuki ECE has 7 important concepts:

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• Collaborate with colleagues on new layer ideas for Suzuki ECE Weeks 1 and 2!
• Learn the developmental advantages of Suzuki ECE!
• Discover the history of Dr. Suzuki and ECE!
• Investigate how to promote and develop your Suzuki ECE program!
• Enrich your Institute with Suzuki ECE!
• Invigorate your studio instrumental program and concerts with Suzuki ECE!
• Improve your Suzuki parent education program with Suzuki ECE! (General Session)

Presenters include Dorothy Jones, Sharon Jones, Shirley Jamison Koch, Alyse Korn, Lynn McCall, Danette Schuh, Joyce Hodge, Nancy Brown and Jennifer Webb.

See you there!

–Shirley Koch, ECE Coordinator

Early Childhood Education Prenatal and Baby Years Stage 1 teacher training with Dorothy Jones will be held Thursday, May 22 (2 PM) through Monday, May 26 (12 NOON). If you register for the ECE course, you will be able to attend quite a bit of the Conference as well as the course itself. Required classroom hours and observation hours are interwoven into the Conference schedule. The required introductory course, Every Child Can!, will be offered on Wednesday evening. Please register separately for ECC!

At the 2006 Conference in Minneapolis, 28 teachers registered for Stage 1 of…

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